meaning of junk
1. A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See Chunk.
2. Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc. , and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling the seams of ships.
3. Old iron, or other metal, glass, paper, etc. , bought and sold by junk dealers.
4. Hard salted beef supplied to ships.
5. A large vessel, without keel or prominent stem, and with huge masts in one piece, used by the Chinese, Japanese, Siamese, Malays, etc. , in navigating their waters.
6. any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
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